July 22, 2009 / Front Page

Citing the type of service delivered by his father and his brother, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in an unusual move, endorsed Paul Vallone in Northeast Queens' 19th City Council District race last Friday. More...

The Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens (FIAO), 29-21 21st Ave., will hold a soccer camp for children ages eight to 14 at the FIAO soccer field, 20th Avenue and 32nd Street, Astoria, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

The Astoria Italia Soccer Club seeks youngsters 10 and 11 years of age to participate in the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League under-12 age group for the 2009-2010 season. Players' birth dates must fall after Aug. 1, 1997. More...

A century ago, few people who entered a hospital as patients expected to leave under their own power. Hospitals were places where the very ill went to die. In a little more than 100 years, this situation has changed radically. More...

Create Park, Ban Trucks To The Editor: Two issues of concern are the focus of this letter. The first is the former site of St. Saviour's Church in West Maspeth. The Parks Department has identified its area as one that is underserved by parks. More...

My firstborn child will be married on Sunday, August 2. It is a day I never believed would happen. Sean had always maintained that no one could ever convince him that marriage seemed a viable proposition. More...

Police last week said they have interviewed and cleared several men who accompanied an Astoria coed to a party in Long Island City just hours before her brutal murder.
Sources said investigators believe that someone followed Carmen Saldana-Mundo to More...

Woman Assaults Attacker
Police last week arrested a 25-year-old Richmond Hill woman after she beat and attacked a man at her 121st Street home.
Cops said Alicia Jaggernauth kicked the man in the face and smashed a bowl over his head during a disput More...

Dear Savvy Senior, What are my options for finding affordable health insurance? I was recently forced into early retirement and need to find some health coverage until Medicare kicks in. What can you tell me? More...

Legislation sponsored by state Senator George Onorato (D-Long Island City) that extends a valuable state employment assistance program for unemployed New Yorkers was signed into law by Governor David Paterson last week. More...

At a press conference in Sunnyside on Friday, July 17, City Councilmember Eric Gioia said he had forgotten earlier in the week that July 17 marked the third anniversary of the 2006 power blackout in Northwest Queens, a disaster that left some borou More...